The stent is carried into the external iliac vein (B, double black arrows) since a significant stenosis was found on intravascular ultrasonography at the external and internal iliac vein confluence.

The researchers found that 1,223 iliac vein stents were placed in 1,104 patients ... 3D reconstructions of cat hearts can shed light on human blood clot risks while reducing need for animal ...

More information: Peter J. Pappas et al, Pregnancy after iliac vein stenting for pelvic venous insufficiency, Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (2021).DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv ...

My view is you choose a relatively normal segment of external iliac vein and use that to size the stent. I tend to use long stents in NIVL, because I think the longer stent anchored in the external ...

Patency was more likely to be achieved in patients with nonthrombotic iliac vein lesions than in patients with postthrombotic syndrome (96.9% vs. 81.3%; P = .01), he said.

Covered-stent Grafts Self-expanding polyethylene terephthalate and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered stents have been shown to decrease the need for repeat procedures in the iliac artery. [] ...

The balloon-expandable devices can be useful in the common iliac artery, they also “may create artificial vessel straightening due to enhanced sheer force, perhaps promoting more neointimal ...

According to a retrospective study, iliac vein compression appears to be a promoter of, but not a cause of, iliac deep vein thrombosis.“The clinical significance of this study is that ...

Veins near the pelvis and in your legs—called iliac veins—are those most often treated with this stent procedure. This content is presented and produced by our advertiser San Angelo Community ...